For students: consider the following as you create your experience design project.

Techniques, Tools, Resources

Screen Elements

Teams can use any of these techniques for their project.

  • Accordion
  • Modal
  • Image
  • Text
  • CSS Animation
  • Animated gifs
  • Overlay
  • Horizontal Scroll
  • Vertical Scroll
  • Hyperlink
  • Embedded Video
  • Embedded Sound
  • Embedded Animation
  • Autoplay Video
  • Autoplay Sound
  • Autoplay Animation
  • Parallax
  • Web Form

External Devices

Take advantage of these affordances to tell your story.

  • Earbuds/Headphones
  • Phone Screen
  • Computer Screen
  • Keyboard
  • QR Code
  • Geolocation
  • Share Link via Social Media
  • Phone (Voice)
  • Video Chat
  • Camera
  • Generative AI
  • 3D Glasses
  • Flashlight

Production Tools and Resources

Dennis can provide expertise and training for all of the following.

  • Microphone: Narration and voice recording
  • Microphones: Field recording and sound sampling
  • Stock music and sounds
  • Video editing and production
  • Audio editing and production
  • Web development
  • Original music creation
  • Screenwriting

Creative Direction

Experience Types

  • Scavenger Hunt
  • Online Choose Your Own Adventure
  • Digital Storytelling

Story Types

  • Coming of Age
  • Introspection
  • Heightened Senses
  • Journey of Discovery
  • See in a new way
  • Transport to another place
  • Time capsule
  • Place-based history (in this place 100 years ago…)

Emotional Genres

  • Comedy
  • Drama
  • Discovery
  • Adventure
  • Peacefulness
  • Action
  • Romance
  • Western
  • Crime Film
  • Science Fiction
  • Fantasy
  • Documentary
  • Music

Examples

Do not copy these. Use them as inspiration. Imitation is flattery, copying is not cool.

Apple AirPods Pro Demo Page

What It’s Like to Ski Nearly Blind : NY Times

Beyond the Map : Google

Falter’s Inferno : Wild

Chasing Bayla : Boston Globe

Snow Fall : NY Times

Seven Digital Deadly Sins : The Guardian

The Boat : Nam Le, Matt Hyunh, SBS

Museum of Mario : IGN

Dennis Cheatham

Associate Professor, Communication Design

Miami University

Updated: January 20, 2024 9:38 am
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